The Shelby County Airport near Calera is anticipating the start of construction on aircraft hangars after structures at the facility sustained wind damage during a June 2012 storm that hit the area. (Birmingham News file photo)

SHELBY COUNTY, Alabama -- Construction activity around the
Shelby County Airport will be noticeable starting this week with the beginning
of the park-and-ride lot off Interstate 65 at Exit 234.

Additionally, the airport itself will see the start of
construction on the T-hangar complex in the coming weeks at the north end of
the facility.

Shelby County commissioners this morning heard a brief
construction update on the projects from County Manager Alex Dudchock.

"This week the park-and-ride construction will start,"
Dudchock told commissioners, noting the contractor mobilized construction
equipment at the site last week.

The 125-space park-and-ride lot will be adjacent to the
Shelby County Airport and be available for the public to use for carpooling purposes.

"We have people finding all different locations to
already do this," Dudchock said about motorists parking their vehicles to
carpool. "It will be our first park-and-ride lot in Shelby County."